Photos: Charles Bradley @ Phoenix Concert Theatre
Amercian funk/soul singer Charles Bradley (and his ”extraordinaires”) were in Toronto to perform at the Phoenix Concert Theatre on Saturday May 11th. BTW’s Ryan O’Shaughnessy was there to photograph his set… Check out the photos below: Photography by: Ryan O’Shaughnessy
Interview: While She Sleeps
Sheffield’s While She Sleeps played their first ever Canadian date in Toronto when they toured through with Parkway Drive at Phoenix Concert Theatre on April 16th, 2013. BTW’s Steve St. Jean and Jeanette LeBlanc caught up with Aaran Mckenzie (Bass) and Lawrence Taylor (Vox) for an interview before their earth shattering set to discuss band inspirations, the making of This is the Six and so much more. Watch our While She Sleeps interview below: Check out our photos from their Toronto gig here: Photos: While She Sleeps @ Phoenix Concert Theatre Photography/Videography by: Steve St. Jean Interview by: Jeanette LeBlanc
News: Portugal. The Man Announce 2013 Spring Tour
Portugal. The Man have announced a 2013 Spring Tour presented by Ones to Watch (House of Blues Entertainment) that’ll be stopping in Toronto on June 11th, 2013 at Phoenix Concert Theatre. The band will be coming in amped right after the release of their highly anticipated record Evil Friends (produced by Danger Mouse) that hits stores on June 4th via. Warner Music Canada. So far Portugal. The Man have released two tracks off the record accompanied with music videos (which we love). Get hyped people! If you’ve never been to a Portugal. The Man gig before, than you’ve been missing out for many years. Make sure you’re at…
Gig Review: Parkway Drive @ Phoenix Concert Theatre
On April 16th, 2013 fans packed themselves into an intensely sold out Phoenix Concert Theatre with high anticipations for Australia’s finest, Parkway Drive. The band was in Toronto as part of their “Atlas” North American Tour promoting their fourth studio album… “Atlas” (2012) via Epitaph Records. The band was supported by While She Sleeps, Veil of Maya and The Word Alive. This tour stop in Toronto was a night for the books. The first band to hit the stage was Sheffield, England’s While She Sleeps. This show was the band’s first time in Toronto with this being their first ever North-American…
Photos: Parkway Drive @ Phoenix Concert Theatre
On April 16th, 2013 Australia’s Parkway Drive stopped through Toronto’s Phoenix Concert Concert Theatre for their ‘Atlas’ North American tour bringing along While She Sleeps, Veil of Maya & The Word Alive. Parkway Drive is currently on tour supporting their epic new release Atlas (2012) via. Epitaph Records. If you missed our previous posts, check out the photo galleries from the openers here: Photos: While She Sleeps @ Phoenix Concert Theatre Photos: Veil of Maya @ Phoenix Concert Theatre Photos: The Word Alive @ Phoenix Concert Theatre Stay tuned for our full Gig Review of their set coming at you soon. For now, check out our photos from Parkway Drive’s set…
Photos: The Word Alive @ Phoenix Concert Theatre
Main support for Parkway Drive’s North American “Atlas” tour was the Phoenix based metalcore band The Word Alive. The band is currently on tour supporting their second studio album Life Cycles (2012) via. Fearless Records. Check out our photos from The Word Alive’s set below: Photography by: Steve St. Jean
Photos: Veil of Maya @ Phoenix Concert Theatre
Chicago’s Veil of Maya were the second band on the bill for Parkway Drive’s SOLD OUT show at the Phoenix Concert Theatre on April 16th, 2013. The band is currently touring in support of their mind melting album entitled Eclipse (2012) via. Sumerian Records. Check out our photos from Veil of Maya’s set below: Photography by: Steve St. Jean
Photos: While She Sleeps @ Phoenix Concert Theatre
Sheffield’s While She Sleeps played their first ever Canadian show opening up the night for Parkway Drive’s SOLD OUT show at Toronto’s Phoenix Concert Theatre on April 16th, 2013. The band is currently touring in support of their full length record This is The Six via. Search and Destroy Records and will soon be dropping an expanded version of the record for Record Store Day. Stay tuned for more While She Sleeps, these dudes are going to blow up! You can check them out on this years Vans Warped Tour which will be stopping through Toronto on July 5th, 2013. Check out our photos from…
Interview: The Joy Formidable (Rhydian Davies & Matthew Thomas)
On Friday April 12th, 2013 Welsh alternative/indie band The Joy Formidable were in Toronto to perform at Phoenix Concert Theatre in support of their second studio album Wolf’s Law. BTW’s Steve St. Jean had the chance to catch up with Rhydian Davies (Bass/Vocals) and Matthew Thomas (Drums) before their set to discuss the new record, touring with Muse and of course what they think life is. Sadly, Ritzy (Rhiannon Bryan – Vocals/Guitar) had been battling with an illness and missed out on our interview with the guys. The night before they had to pull out from their set halfway through due to the same…
Photos: Local Natives @ Phoenix Concert Theatre
On Thursday, March 29th fans piled into Toronto’s Phoenix Concert Theatre to catch a glimpse of LA indie rockers Local Natives amongst the sold out audience. Neither band nor fan could have asked for more from the Toronto gig. Every fan was dancing, screaming and singing throughout the entire set and Local Natives performed an out of this world performance that was literally… out of this world. The dreamy heart throbbing vocals of Kelcey Ayer & Taylor Rice evoke so much feeling and emotion that as an audience member, you were immediately hypnotized in their aura. It’s the end of March…
Interview: The Atlas Moth (Stavros Giannopoulos)
Back in February, one of the most anticipated metal shows of the year happend at Toronto’s Phoenix Concert Theatre. Gojira, The Devin Townsend Project and The Atlas Moth performed an epic show to a SOLD OUT crowd disappointing no one. We missed out on our interview with The Atlas Moth’s frontman Stavros Giannopoulos the night of the show but recently had the chance to speak with Stavros for our interview. Read our interview with The Atlas Moth frontman Stavros Giannopoulos below: Tell us a bit about yourself, Who are you and what do you do? I’m Stavros. I sing and play…
Gig Review: Ty Segall @ Phoenix Concert Theatre
Ty Segall blew the minds of music fans in 2012 with three full length releases. He’s unstoppable right now and proved it on February 6, 2013 at Toronto’s Phoenix Concert Theatre. The night started off with Toronto’s very own Teenanger. Sadly we didn’t make it in time for their set but we know how good these guys are. They are one of the most underrated bands in Toronto and we featured their latest record Frights (via. Telephone Explosion) on our 50 Best of 2012 )where Beyond The Watch counted down our favourite records of 2012). Frights is a wicked album and one…
